Tag: aging

  • Stress and Longevity

    Want To Live To 100? Try To Bounce Back From Stress (NPR): Unusual longevity often has a genetic basis, and Reichert probably does have a gene that contributes to her unusual longevity. But she also exhibits a powerful trait geriatricians call adaptive competence. I define it loosely as the ability to bounce back from stress.…

  • Boomer Anxiety

    Baby boomers face anxiety with aging, an image consultant weighs in (Vancouver Sun). “I hear from my clients: ‘I look in the mirror, and that’s my mother, or father. What happened to this young person inside?’ “ Link gone. Here’s HuffPo’s collection of anxiety and aging posts.